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China's 'robot Olympics' sees humanoids from 16 nations compete in table tennis, football, track
Published on 15/08/2025
» BEIJING - China kicked off a three-day long sports showcase for humanoid robots on Friday, looking to highlight progress in artificial intelligence and robotics with 280 teams from 16 countries competing in the World Humanoid Robot Games.
Thai-Cambodian feud is Asean's worst
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 15/08/2025
» The border dispute and consequent military conflict between Cambodia and Thailand in recent weeks have become Asean's worst crisis in its 58 years of existence. Ironically, it was an intra-regional war between Indonesia and Malaysia that gave rise to Asean in 1967, but now an intra-Asean military clash is undermining the Southeast Asian organisation's core reason for being and its main claim to credibility and prominence. Unless Asean, under Malaysia as its rotational chair this year, moves fast to contain the bilateral dispute and reinforce a delicate ceasefire agreement, Southeast Asia will be looked upon increasingly as a region and less as an organisation of member states.
Swiss pilot breaks solar-powered plane altitude record
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» GENEVA - Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan has beaten the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 metres, his team announced on Wednesday.
NBTC okays Thai satellite broadband service by NT
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/08/2025
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has given the nod to National Telecom (NT) providing the country's first local satellite broadband internet service using a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite.
Can Europe, China forge a climate connection?
Oped, Published on 12/08/2025
» Earlier this year, the Chinese firm CATL, the world's largest battery-maker, unveiled an electric-vehicle (EV) battery capable of delivering a remarkable 520 kilometres (323 miles) of driving range after just five minutes of charging. The announcement came a month after BYD, China's leading EV manufacturer, launched its own ultra-fast charging system. In solar, too, the numbers are staggering: Chinese firms can now produce over 1,200 gigawatts of solar panels annually.
Chinese ships collide while chasing Philippine vessel
Published on 11/08/2025
» Two Chinese ships collided while pursuing a Philippine patrol boat in the South China Sea on Monday, with one of them sustaining “substantial damage”, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
AI revs up green transformation
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/08/2025
» Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a strategic tool for organisations to navigate the green transformation journey, according to sustainability consultants.
The hidden power of strategic adaptability
Published on 10/08/2025
» Across boardrooms in Thailand and Southeast Asia, one question is rising above the noise: How do we stay relevant in a world that keeps shifting under our feet?
AIS, Thaicom get behind border security effort
Business, Published on 08/08/2025
» Advanced Info Service (AIS) and Thaicom are supporting Thai-Cambodian border security operations, enhancing network and communication capabilities in border operation zones.
True opts to expand C-suite
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/08/2025
» True Corporation on Thursday announced the appointment of a management leadership team with a flatter and more focused organisational structure that has customers at the core, as well as its first ever appointment of a chief data and AI officer.